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* Date: Saturday, March 20, 1971 | * Date: Saturday, March 20, 1971 | ||
* Opponent: [[opponent_north_carolina|North Carolina]] | * Opponent: [[opponent_north_carolina|North Carolina]] | ||
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| [[game19710304_maine|at Maine (3/ | | [[game19710304_maine|at Maine (3/ | ||
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+ | ===== Previews ===== | ||
+ | **NIT!**\\ | ||
+ | By Dan Kamal, [[http:// | ||
+ | <!-- https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | “There is no doubt in my mind that we’ll approach it much differently. | ||
+ | |||
+ | This quote by assistant basketball coach [[ray_wilson|Raymond Wilson]] reflects the confident atmosphere permeating this campus in the face of the expected [[wp> | ||
+ | |||
+ | In an extreme contrast to last year when the Redmen were quite unsure right up to the last minute whether they would get a bid, this year the big was offered surprisingly early. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Admitting his surprise at the early date of the offer, assistant coach Peter Broaca cited the UMass excellent season record as the primary factor, “Our record of 23-3 is the one of the best in the country.” | ||
+ | |||
+ | It is quite interesting to note that New England rival [[opponent_providence|Providence College]] also received the NIT nod yesterday. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Wilson felt that Providence’s rout of [[opponent_st_bonaventure|St. Bonaventure]], | ||
+ | |||
+ | As of yesterday, there were only five teams chosen for the New York tournament. | ||
+ | |||
+ | With their second straight NIT bid under their belts, the Redmen are looking to make a great ending of the [[season_1970-71|1970-71]] UMass basketball story. | ||
+ | |||
+ | But if things go right in New York City's [[wp> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | **Redmen Seek Third Goal At N.I.T.\\ | ||
+ | Maine Trip For The Birds**\\ | ||
+ | By Earle Barroll, [[http:// | ||
+ | <!-- https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | It didn’t take long this year. Only a couple of days after the first bids went out to [[opponent_st_bonaventure|St. Bonnies]], [[opponent_dayton|Dayton]], | ||
+ | |||
+ | With a record of 23-3, which is one of the best in the nation, an undefeated [[Yankee Conference]] slate and the drawing power in the City of the Redmen it appears that it came as no surprise to anyone. | ||
+ | |||
+ | On returning from the long awaited journey to Orono, head coach [[leaman_jack|Jack Leaman]] took a few moments to speak on the N.I.T. bid. “We feel we’re a better team than last year. We’ve had the experience of [[game19700314_marquette|playing in this tournament last year]] and have already played once this year at the Gardens and should be ready to put on a good performance down there again. | ||
+ | |||
+ | “Last year we felt it was a novelty just to be picked, but this time we fully expect to win this year. The players are happy with the bid. It relieved a lot of pressure on the team. Last year we had to wait. The pressure built up even more when the New England writers said it was between UMass and P.C., but the only realistic thing to do was to pick both teams and they did.” | ||
+ | |||
+ | Before the season began Leaman and his hoopsters set three goals for themselves in an effort to better the accomplishments of last year’s squad. | ||
+ | |||
+ | With the first two goals not only reached, but bettered, there is no reason to suspect that the Redmen will not keep this trend going in the N.I.T. | ||
+ | |||
+ | * * * * * | ||
+ | |||
+ | After the [[game19710304_maine|trip to Orono]], coach Leaman came up with the best solution to bring any form of action on the breaking up of the YanCon or just the complete withdrawal of UMass from the league. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Being one of those present on the trip, I think Leaman might just have the solution. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The next morning was more of the same with more snow and more wind and a wild three hour bus trip to Orono. | ||
+ | |||
+ | As for the game, the contest went pretty much as expected. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Throughout the season in away games in Yankee Conference action UMass has been faced with the same situation game after game. On paper it just seems impossible that they can be beaten by a YanCon foe. | ||
+ | |||
+ | But as it turned out the Redmen have brought out the best in the opposition. | ||
+ | |||
+ | As we at UMass are accustomed to wild displays at the Cage so are the fans on the road when the Redmen come to town. [[game19710301_new_hampshire|At UNH just last week]] the crowd went berserk as the Wildcats played probably their finest game of the year. At Maine the fans also went out of their minds in support for their team. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The heck with Dunkel. | ||
+ | |||
+ | * * * * * | ||
+ | |||
+ | For any of you who expect to travel to Orono in the near future, the definite “in place” is the Shamrock across from the already renown Pat’s Pizzaria. | ||
+ | |||
+ | NIT TICKETS - Tickets for the first UMass NIT game will be available sometime after the pairings are announced for the first round. | ||
+ | |||
+ | NIT BUSES - The Student Senate Transit Service will offer a charter bus transportation to the National Invitational Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The first round of the NIT will be held March 20th and 21st. Because many students will have left campus by the time of the game, we have arranged for special charter busses to originate in Amherst, Springfield, | ||
+ | |||
+ | Tickets on these busses will be sold on the first come serve basis. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | **Five More For N.I.T.**\\ | ||
+ | From [[http:// | ||
+ | <!-- https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | Five teams were given berths yesterday by the N.I.T. committees to bring the number of teams already set for the tournament to ten. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Named to join [[opponent_st_bonaventure|St. Bonaventure]], | ||
+ | |||
+ | St. John’s came as no surprise as it is a perennial entry being the top New York City team remaining after [[opponent_fordham|Fordham]] was picked for the [[wp> | ||
+ | |||
+ | Hawaii has been the surprise of the west this season finishing the regular season 22-4 and number 20 in the national rankings. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Georgia Tech will be led by its All-American center [[wp> | ||
+ | |||
+ | La Salle was eliminated from N.C.A.A. Tournament play by losing the [[wp> | ||
+ | |||
+ | And finally the Orangemen from Syracuse who have a season record of 19-6. They are led by 6’11 center [[wp> | ||
+ | |||
+ | Six more berths remain to be filled with two going to the [[wp> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | **Free Play Suspension Explained**\\ | ||
+ | By Jim Mitchell, [[http:// | ||
+ | <!-- https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | Free play time in Boyden has been suspended according to Paul Graham, Assistant Director of Intramural Activities. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Graham went on to say that not only has free play time been disrupted but also the Varsity basketball and baseball teams have had to suspend practice there until the tournament is over and will be temporarily using Boyden. | ||
+ | |||
+ | A far greater problem that faces the whole Physical Education Department is a general lack of space, said Graham. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Graham feels that in order to alleviate over-crowding, | ||
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+ | |||
+ | **NIT Discussed At Varsity M**\\ | ||
+ | By Earle Barroll, [[http:// | ||
+ | <!-- https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | Head basketball coach [[leaman_jack|Jack Leaman]] and assistant coach Peter Broaca were the featured guests of the UMass Varsity M Club luncheon yesterday at the Newman Center. | ||
+ | |||
+ | With the regular season completed the main topic was the N.I.T. | ||
+ | |||
+ | “We’ll feel a whole lot better playing this year in the tournament. | ||
+ | |||
+ | He went on to say, “At the beginning of the season we set as one of our goals to win one game at the N.I.T. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The coach also introduced backcourt stars Mike Pagliara and senior Bill Greeley. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Word on the pairings and seedings for the tournament will not be available until either Monday or Tuesday of next week. The coaches of all the participating teams will meet on these days to set up the pairings. | ||
+ | |||
+ | A film of [[game19710219_rhode_island|the Rhode Island game]] was shown. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Broaca narrated the film and gave his usual interesting commentary on the action. | ||
+ | <!-- Omitted the last two paragraphs about wrestling and skiing coaches. --> | ||
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+ | |||
+ | **Redman Pair Named All-YanCon**\\ | ||
+ | By Earle Barroll, [[http:// | ||
+ | <!-- https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[erving_julius|Julius Erving]] and John Betancourt, who sparked UMass to its fourth consecutive [[Yankee Conference]] Championship and its second straight N.I.T. bid were named along with [[wp>Bob Staak]] of [[opponent_connecticut|UConn]] and Nate Adger and Dwight Tolliver of [[opponent_rhode_island|Rhode Island]] to the All [[Yankee Conference]] First Team. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Second team honors went to Redman [[Ken Mathias]], Steve Rowell and Phil Hickson of Rhode Island, Bob Boyd of UConn and Dwight Peters of [[opponent_new_hampshire|New Hampshire]]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Honorable mentions went to Ron Hrubala (UConn), Dave Pemberton (UNH), Nick Susi ([[opponent_maine|Maine]]), | ||
+ | |||
+ | Erving, who led all New England scorers and rebounders and was eighth and third in both departments in the nation, was the only unanimous choice of the six league coaches and this came as no surprise. The 6’6 junior All American, who was honored earlier in the week in being named to Basketball Weekly' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Betancourt was named on four ballots for first team and two for second. In his second straight season as a starter, the 5’10 junior averaged 12.8 points a game and led all Redmen in assists with 113. He was the spark of the team with his ability to come up with the big game when needed a major factor in UMass basketball success. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Coach [[leaman_jack|Jack Leaman]] commented on his play, “John is the spark that ignited the team. When he played well the team played well. He did a good job both defensively and offensively and was the key to our running game which is our most effective type of play." | ||
+ | |||
+ | Adger and Tolliver are both seniors and all Yankee Conference opponents are happy to hear this. Adger averaged 17 points per game and was the big guy under the boards for the Rams. Tolliver, 5'9, was consistent throughout the season and was deadly from the outside with his left-handed shot. On defense he was as good at his position as any guard in New England. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Staak is also a senior and one of the best shooters in New England. He averaged 20.9 points a game and hit almost 50% from the floor with his stylish jump shot. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Mathias came on strong in the second half of the Redman season to establish himself as one of the best big men in New England. He hit 56% from the floor averaging 10.4 points and 9.6 rebounds a game. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The selection of Rowell, a sophomore and Hickson, a junior, gives Rhode Island four starters on the two all-conference teams. Both forwards are strong up front with Rowell leading the Rams in scoring with 17.1 points and Hickson one of the leading percentage shooters in the region. Both will be back next year. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Boyd is the second half of the hot-shooting UConn duo along with Staak. He averaged 18 points on the season and along with Staak will be graduating this year which is also good news for UConn opponents. | ||
+ | |||
+ | HOOP NOTES-Two more teams were added to the N.I.T. field a couple of days ago. From the [[wp>Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] league runner-up [[opponent_michigan|Michigan]] was picked to become the first Big Ten team to compete in the N.I.T. An interesting note on the Michigan selection is that its coach [[johnny_orr|John Orr]] was the former head coach of basketball at UMass and his assistant was none other than Jack Leaman... Also picked was [[wp>Big Eight Conference|Big Eight]] runner-up [[opponent_oklahoma|Oklahoma]] which will be making its second straight appearance in the tournament. The Sooners have a record of 19-7. The last four bids will come from the [[wp> | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Dempsey And Greeley: Two Reserves, True Assets**\\ | ||
+ | By Mark Vogler, [[http:// | ||
+ | <!-- https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | For many hoopsters the scoring average is a true estimate of one's playing ability. But for senior reserve veterans Bob Dempsey and Bill Greeley it just presents a total picture of deception. | ||
+ | |||
+ | While the pair's scoring credentials combined probably don't amount to much more than the average sum, their availability and readiness to come off the bench in key situation reflects credibly in the final analysis. Marking time on the bench doesn’t come easy to anyone. But it's an even more difficult task to come into a ball game prepared to do the job when you're called upon. Head Coach [[leaman_jack|Jack Leaman]] feels that they have been more than adequate in bolstering the bench and adding depth to a squad which is already blessed in balance. | ||
+ | |||
+ | “I don't think that it's any accident that UMass started winning when Dempsey and Greeley came into our program,” declares the Redman mentor. “Their three-year record is 58-17 and by the end of this span, they will have played in two national tourneys. You can’t ask much more than that from any player." | ||
+ | |||
+ | “They' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Looking back over his schoolboy days, Dempsey was quite the basketball player for Durfee High (Fall River) where he was an All-State guard for two years. In his senior season the co-captain averaged 17 points per outing while his school secured the state title with a 25-12 log (1966). | ||
+ | |||
+ | The other members who rounded out Durfee' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Dempsey insists that baseball was always his game and he sometimes regrets having abandoned it for the hardwood. He qualified for the Hearst sandlot team two of the three years he played on the high school diamond. | ||
+ | |||
+ | All it took was a one year stay at North Yarmouth (Maine) Prep Academy and the athletic Fall Riverite never knew the confines of a dugout again. His 25-point scoring average complimented that of Ray Johnson' | ||
+ | |||
+ | But the ball didn't stop for Dempsey there - it kept rolling for 10 more games. Selected to the NE All-Star Prep team, he was just one of the better reasons his squad went undefeated in a three week tour of Europe. He paced his mates with an 18 point scoring average and toted home the MVP honors. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Greeley, an All-State guard for Melrose High, likewise led his team to a state championship in basketball - and they did it a year after Durfee turned the trick. | ||
+ | |||
+ | A campaign earlier the Class B champs were nearly afforded the opportunity to tangle with Dempsey’s team. But the chance was scratched out when they lost by one to Westboro. Westboro, by the way, was immediately banished by banner-bound Durfee in the semi-finals. | ||
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+ | Two of Greeley' | ||
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+ | Greeley was a three-sports standout at Melrose, competing in football and baseball besides basketball. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Dempsey and Greeley had proven themselves enough to be dubbed fine schoolboys in every sense. UMass wasted no time in recruiting them. When given their first test of the collegiate brand they didn't exactly shine on, but were contributing cogs to the freshman' | ||
+ | |||
+ | In any event the two guards made a good enough impression to graduate into the varsity ranks. With an incomparable backcourt combo in All-[[yankee_conference|YanCon]] greats Ray Ellerbrook and Joey DiSarcina, it would appear that Dempsey and Greeley wouldn' | ||
+ | |||
+ | It was rather unfortunate for Greeley and Dempsey that they came at a time when the Redmen were loaded with talented guards. For any possible steady starting role eluded them last year when John Betancourt and Mike Pagliara worked their way into the scene after an unbeaten frosh year. DiSarcina was gone but Ellerbrook was rounding out the final leg of his career. As a result, the amount of action they saw was considerably lessened. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Much of the same is true this season. Pagliara and Betancourt are established starters, and transfer student [[Tom McLaughlin]] gets his share of playing time. But there have been situations this season when Dempsey and Greeley have demonstrated that they possess the ability of a starter, despite their consistent role as a reserve. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Dempsey had his night in [[game19710130_northeastern|the Northeastern tilt]], fitting in for Pagliara who was struck with the flu. In 30 minutes of action he caged eight points, two for three from the floor and four in as many charity shots. Tabbed as one of the better ball handlers on the club, Dempsey pleased the crowd well. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The UConn evening belonged to Greeley. He was inserted with 13 minutes left, hit on four of five long bombs, and employed his usually tenacious defense. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Asked if the role of being a reserve has been frustrating at times, Greeley replied: " | ||
+ | |||
+ | “I know my contributions haven’t been overwhelming because I've been on the bench. But if I've done anything, I can say I've worked pretty hard in practice to get the team ready to play. Everybody likes to think they' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Greeley says he intends to work with coach Broaca next year as Ray Ellerbrook did this season, then he hopes to secure a high school coaching job the following fall. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Dempsey gives his version to being a reserve: "As time went on I didn’t improve, from my freshman to my sophomore and junior and senior years because of a lack of playing time. I never saw anyone improve who sat on the bench. It's partially my fault, since I didn't play up to my potential. In order to play up here you have to put out 150 percent in practice. Sometimes I didn' | ||
+ | |||
+ | “But now I see things in a different light. It's kind of tough sitting on the bench. A lot of times you see a certain spot where you could' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Dempsey and Greeley have been in perpetual competition against each other for four years. They' | ||
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+ | |||
+ | **Redmen Draw No. Carolina\\ | ||
+ | Tar Heels Rated Tops In Tourney**\\ | ||
+ | From [[http:// | ||
+ | <!-- https:// | ||
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+ | New York - UMass will face 12th-ranked [[opponent_north_carolina|No. Carolina]] in the opening game of [[wp> | ||
+ | |||
+ | Final selection of No. Carolina, [[opponent_louisville|Louisville]], | ||
+ | |||
+ | UMass coach [[leaman_jack|Jack Leaman]] attended the luncheon along with Asst. Sports Information Director Dick Bresciani, Jim Regan of the [[wp> | ||
+ | |||
+ | Other coaches attending were [[wp> | ||
+ | |||
+ | Phone hookups were held with [[johnny_orr|John Orr]] of [[opponent_michigan|Michigan]], | ||
+ | |||
+ | No. Carolina, 22-6, was regular-season champ of the [[wp> | ||
+ | |||
+ | Jr. forward [[wp> | ||
+ | |||
+ | Other Saturday pairings have P.C., 19-7, and Louisville, 20-8, at 1 p.m., Dayton, 18-8, and Duke, 18-8, at 3 p.m., Tennessee, 20-6, at St. John’s, 18-8, at 7 p.m. and Georgia Tech, 20-8, and La Salle, 20-6, at 9 p.m. | ||
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+ | Sunday Syracuse, 19-6, meets Michigan, 19-6, in a 1 p.m. television game, followed by St. Bonaventure, | ||
+ | |||
+ | Quarterfinals will conclude with two games Wednesday and the semifinals will be played Thursday. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Ben Carnevale of [[opponent_nyu|New York U.]], president of the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball Association which runs the tourney, said that Duke and Purdue were selected as independents among a final pool of 12 teams. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The coaches were asked to speak for their teams. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Johnny Orr of Michigan, “It’s a great honor for us. We’re a young team led by sophs Henry Wilmore, 6’4, and Ken Brady, 6’9. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Ray Mears of Tennessee, “Jimmy England is the most complete player in the S.E.C. and our quarterback. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Paul Westhead of La Salle, “Ken Durrett is healthy again after being sidelines with strained lateral ligaments in his right knee. Rich Yunkus against Durrett should be a great match.” | ||
+ | |||
+ | Red Rocha of Hawaii, “We’ve got four J.C. transfers who start. | ||
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+ | George King of Purdue, “We’ve won the last seven games and 6’3 Larry Weatherford has been averaging 21 points.” | ||
+ | |||
+ | Tom Ferrick of Dayton, “This is our seventh straight year in a post-season tourney. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Frank Mulzoff of St. John’s, “Mel Davis has been great and is shooting really good from outside. | ||
+ | |||
+ | If the Redmen can win Saturday morning, they will advance to a quarterfinal game Monday night against the winner of the Providence - Louisville game. | ||
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+ | **MSG Buses**\\ | ||
+ | [[http:// | ||
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+ | As announced last week, the Student Senate Transit Service will sponsor buses to the NIT at Madison Square Garden. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Amherst: Price $7.50 round trip; Peter Pan buses leave Campus Center Bus Stop at 7:00 a.m. | ||
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+ | Amherst-Boston: | ||
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+ | Springfield: | ||
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+ | Worcester: Price $8.25 round trip; bus leaves the Worcester Bus Terminal at Seven Hills Plaza at 6:30 a.m. | ||
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+ | Boston: Price $9.00 round trip; bus leaves Park Square Terminal at 6:00 a.m. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Each bus will display an orange sign with the number which appears on the bottom of your ticket. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Tickets are on sale in room 114 of the Student Activities Office, Campus Center, ask for Blanche. | ||
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+ | * * * | ||
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+ | N.I.T. TICKETS - Tickets for the first UMass N.I.T. game against North Carolina are now on sale at the Boyden Ticket Office and will be through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. In the event the Redmen win on Saturday tickets for the next game will be on sale after the game at the Penn-Garden Hotel across the street from Madison Square Garden. | ||
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+ | **Leaman, Alaimo Cop District I Awards**\\ | ||
+ | From [[http:// | ||
+ | <!-- https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[leaman_jack|Jack Leaman]] of UMass and Jerry Alaimo of [[opponent_brown|Brown]] have been selected as co-coaches of the year by a vote of the National Association of Basketball Coaches in District One. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Leaman guided UMass to a 23-3 record, the [[Yankee Conference]] championship with a 10-0 mark, the [[game19701230_colgate|Hall of Fame Christmas Tourney title]] and the school’s second straight berth in the [[wp> | ||
+ | |||
+ | Alaimo led Brown to a 10-16 record, the school’s most wins since 1966-67 and the Gem City championship during Christmas vacation. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Leaman and Alaimo will be honored along with the coaches of the other seven National Districts, at the National Coaches Convention in Houston, March 24 to 27. | ||
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+ | |||
+ | **Tarheels Pose Big Challenge**\\ | ||
+ | By Earle Barroll, [[http:// | ||
+ | <!-- https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | [{{ : | ||
+ | For the second straight year the UMass basketball team has drawn the top seeded team in the opening round of the [[wp> | ||
+ | |||
+ | Picked in preseason for either the cellar or the middle of the standings in the [[wp> | ||
+ | |||
+ | On this play the Tarheels were beaten on a jump ball, as Lee Dedmon, their 6'11 center, who had an eight inch height advantage over all-American [[wp> | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Tarheels have been perennial NCAA tournament competitors during the last decade and only this miscue kept them out of it this year. Their top seed in this year's NIT came as no surprise. | ||
+ | |||
+ | They play a tough schedule and come from probably the toughest basketball league in the country. Every game in the ACC is a war and coming out on top is a big accomplishment. Outside of its conference the Tarheels have only lost two games in a schedule that was far superior to that of Marquette’s one year ago. | ||
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+ | In the past teams in the ACC had problems in the NIT due to the fact that it was held just a couple of days after the league playoffs which is a tremendous drain both physically and mentally on the ballplayers. Last year North Carolina came to the NIT right after the tourney and was defeated in the first round by [[opponent_manhattan|Manhattan]]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | This year though they will have a week to rest up and this will pose a problem for UMass. In preparing for the Tarheels the Redmen will have their difficulties as North Carolina does a great deal with the ball on the court. In its league a team has to do a multiple of things to survive. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Coached by [[wp> | ||
+ | |||
+ | Up front the Tarheels have Dedmon at center with [[wp> | ||
+ | |||
+ | Wuycik is the top scorer, 18.8 points per game, and the spark for North Carolina. He played with [[erving_julius|Julius Erving]] on the Olympic Development team that toured Europe last summer and is currently the top field goal shooter in the country with 63% from the floor. To top these credentials off, he was selected to the ACC all-conference first team which is quite an honor with the caliber of play in the league. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Chamberlain has been averaging 13 points a game and is a solid performer up front. | ||
+ | |||
+ | In the backcourt will be [[wp> | ||
+ | |||
+ | On the bench North Carolina has a group of players who could probably be starting for many other schools in this country. During a game coach Smith goes to the bench often and with confidence. During the league tourney he went to 6'7 Dave Chadwick and he responded with a clutch effort. The Tarheels play at least eight to ten players a game. | ||
+ | |||
+ | On defense North Carolina presses all over the court after all baskets and foul shots and plays a pressure man-to-man defense if the press is broken. The two guards are the key to the press with their size and quickness. The pressure defense is one of the Tarheel strongpoints. | ||
+ | |||
+ | On offense North Carolina does an awful lot with the ball. It runs a double pivot, which UMass saw [[game19710209_boston_college|against B.C.]], it plays a one-three-one offense, runs cut-off series and uses a four corner offense, which UMass uses as a stall, for an offensive set play. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Tarheels now stand in the way of the third Redman goal of this season and that's winning a game in the NIT. They present the biggest obstacle a UMass basketball team has ever had. | ||
+ | |||
+ | On Friday this page will take a closer look at the game and analyze what UMass will have to do to reach its third goal. | ||
+ | |||
+ | HOOP NOTES — Another 2500 NIT tickets have been received at the Boyden ticket office and will be on sale today and tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. [[erving_julius|Julius Erving]] received the highest vote total ever in the balloting for the UPI all-New England team. | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Redmen, Tarheels in NIT Opener**\\ | ||
+ | N.C. Ranked 12th In Nation\\ | ||
+ | UM Sports Underdog Role | ||
+ | By Earle Barroll, [[http:// | ||
+ | <!-- https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | [{{ : | ||
+ | Going up against the toughest opponent any UMass basketball team has ever faced, the Redman hoopsters open up first round action in the [[wp> | ||
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+ | Who ever would have thought that a [[Yankee Conference]] team would be playing a powerhouse from the [[wp> | ||
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+ | The tournament officials seemed to have felt this way also and gave to the Tarheels what they felt would be the easiest opponent to dispose of in the first round, and make it to the second easily. | ||
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+ | The oddsmakers wouldn’t hear of giving a chance to a team that [[game19710216_springfield|lost to little Springfield]] going up against the number 12 ranked team in the country. | ||
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+ | But what all these officials and oddsmakers have failed to realize is that there will not be one, but two talented ball clubs on the [[wp> | ||
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+ | Possessors of one of the best records in the country, 23-3, number one in New England in the minds of all except the pollsters and impressive debuted in last year’s NIT the UMass hoopsters will not be the team that the big city has made it out to be. | ||
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+ | Commented head coach [[leaman_jack|Jack Leaman]], “I guarantee that we’re going down ready to play. We have the potential to do the things we have to do to come out on top and I wouldn’t be surprised if we beat North Carolina.” | ||
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+ | These words tell the whole story. | ||
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+ | With all the talent and impressive credentials that North Carolina possesses, what will the Redmen have to do to win this game? | ||
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+ | “For us to win we’ll have to control the tempo of the game,” said Leaman, noting that the Tarheels were a fast club with a lot of good personnel to shuffle in and out of the line up to keep a fresh five on the court all the time. | ||
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+ | He added, “We may have to sacrifice the fast break to keep the number of turnovers down. We have to handle their press and not let them make us rush. | ||
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+ | “We have to play tenacious defense. | ||
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+ | North Carolina is a strong team off the boards and throughout practice sessions the Redmen have been working hard on blocking out on the boards. | ||
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+ | On offense he went on to say, “We have to make our offense go,” which means coping with the vaunted Tarheel press and man-to-man defense and putting the ball in the hole with good percentage shots. | ||
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+ | As for personnel in this contest there is no doubt that North Carolina has many many good players. | ||
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+ | The starting line-up has not been completely decided upon for the game. The Redmen have their final practice before leaving at Hopkins Academy. | ||
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+ | In his final appraisal of the game Leaman said, “We’ll try to do the things that we do best and do well enough to win.” | ||
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+ | HOOP NOTES - The team will be leaving from the Boyden building this afternoon at 1:30. With a band set to give the team a big send off it would be great if all those who can make it show up at Boyden to show the team the overwhelming support that you have showed thus far this season and will show down in New York… Coach Leaman wants to give thanks to a group of die-hard Redman fans who call themselves Jack’s Corner. | ||
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+ | **Erving Heads All-N.E.**\\ | ||
+ | From [[http:// | ||
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+ | Julius Erving of UMass, [[wp>Jim O' | ||
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+ | Leading the second team selections were Paul Erland of [[opponent_dartmouth|Dartmouth]], | ||
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+ | Tyler and Serge DeBari of Assumption rounded out the AP team; Jim Morgan of [[opponent_yale|Yale]] and [[wp> | ||
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+ | Erving, a junior, who averaged 27.5 points and 19.9 rebounds, received a record 40 first team votes (40 coaches were polled). | ||
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+ | DiGregario who was the only sophomore to be picked on either first team, averaged 18 points per game for the Friars. | ||
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+ | The UPI third team consisted of [[wp>Jim Larranaga]] and Don Lewis of Providence, Arnie Berman of Brown, James Brown of Dartmouth, Kevin Shea and Jim Moxley of [[opponent_northeastern|Northeastern]] and Dale Dover of Harvard. | ||
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+ | John Betancourt and [[Ken Mathias]] of UMass were selected to the UPI list of honorable mentions. | ||
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+ | ===== Recaps ===== | ||
+ | **N.C. Outclasses Redmen, 90-49**\\ | ||
+ | Tarheels Dominate NIT Action\\ | ||
+ | By Dan Kamal, [[http:// | ||
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+ | NEW YORK - The Tarheels of [[opponent_north_carolina|North Carolina]] did just what they were supposed to do, and more. They played defense as if it were their own innovation, they cleared the boards at both ends, and they shot 59% from the floor. | ||
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+ | It was a route, an out-and-out rout. The thing that turned it into such a lopsided affair was the fact that [[erving_julius|Julius Erving]] fouled out of the game with some 17 minutes (more like 17 years) left in the contest. | ||
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+ | The second half began where the first left off, with North Carolina continually building up on its lead. Then when Erving fouled out with 16:41 still to go, the game became a monotonous series of Tarheel layups. | ||
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+ | It appeared as though the Redmen would still make a go of the game even with Erving out, as they managed to stay within 17 points midway through the second stanza. | ||
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+ | With Erving out of the ballgame, the final 17 minutes were simply disastrous for UMass, particularly under the boards. | ||
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+ | Add that to the fact that the Redmen were shooting a paltry 19% from the floor in the half and a big part of the story is told. | ||
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+ | With UMass helplessly disorganized, | ||
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+ | If there was anything good to come out of the game, it was the experience gained by some of the players that will be an essential part of the Redman basketball program next year, even though it was a harrowing experience. | ||
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+ | It was a disappointing end to an otherwise great year for UMass basketball. | ||
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+ | **Tarheels Quiet Redman Fans; North Carolina Just Too Much**\\ | ||
+ | By Earle Barroll, [[http:// | ||
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+ | A strange thing happened at [[wp> | ||
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+ | Not even [[opponent_fordham|Fordham]] and [[opponent_marquette|Marquette]] could claim the same accomplishment. | ||
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+ | In performing this feat the Tarheels did everything that was expected and in doing so took the Redmen right out of the contest from the opening tap-off, which they won. | ||
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+ | They were bigger, faster, scrappier, and better, with a schedule behind them that was not only super superior to ours but also superior to [[game19700314_marquette|last years champion and conqueror of UMass, Marquette]]. | ||
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+ | There was no doubt that they were a team of NCAA tourney caliber and only that luck-out on the part of [[opponent_south_carolina|South Carolina]] on a jump ball in the [[wp> | ||
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+ | Probably the deepest team that has come along in many years North Carolina lost its top player, [[wp> | ||
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+ | After the championship game on Saturday in which the Tarheels demolished [[opponent_georgia_tech|Georgia Tech]], coach [[wp> | ||
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+ | Hungry, aggressive, intimidating. | ||
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+ | As someone put it before the game, UMass may have the best player on the court, but North Carolina has the next seven or eight best. It was only after a couple of minutes into the first half that Dean Smith went to the bench and in doing so didn’t take any of the mustard out of his team’s attack. | ||
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+ | It was during the first half action that we UMies could sense the beginning of the end and when Erving picked up his fourth foul with six minutes left in the half it was time to refill the cups with brew. | ||
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+ | If we had gone into the second half down as we were but with Erving not in foul trouble and a few of the other starters doing a little more than we could have felt that the Redmen would make a respectable showing. | ||
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+ | But this was not to be as number 32 fouled out only a little over three minutes into the second half and with his exit came the last noise out of us and the biggest noise of the game out of the sparse delegation of Tarheel fans. | ||
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+ | As we had savored in the exit of big [[wp> | ||
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+ | The Tarheel players were ecstatic and their arms were flying in the air as if they had won the world championship. | ||
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+ | The 5000 strong UMass delegation sat quiet in stunned silence. | ||
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+ | Now the Redman subs took over and the Tarheels turned the game into layup lines, full-court style. | ||
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+ | Hitting somewhere over 60% from the field in the second half the Tarheels blew the final score way out of perspective. | ||
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+ | As the final buzzer went off to end the massacre all the tournament officials got together to slap each others hands for the fine job they had done in easily advancing the Tarheels to the second round. | ||
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+ | It just wasn’t a day for UMass. | ||
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+ | What a way to end the most successful season in the history of UMass basketball. | ||
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+ | But to be more realistic the Redmen were an outstanding team this year and one game should not destroy this image. | ||
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+ | But with practically the entire crew coming back from this year’s squad, a freshman team with a record of 18-1 and a determined coaching staff to pull the pieces together again, the same thing that happened last year when the final buzzer went off can be said again: we can’t wait until next year. | ||
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